Maddie Locus had three top-six finishes in individual events at the SEC Championships last weekend. She is a freshman at the University of Georgia. (Photo by Evey Wilson)

Maddie Locus had three top-six finishes in individual events at the SEC Championships last weekend. She is a freshman at the University of Georgia. (Photo by Evey Wilson)

Photo: Evey Wilson

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Maddie Locus won three state championships at Dulles High School. Now she is excelling for the University of Georgia as a freshman. (Photo by John Kelley)

Maddie Locus won three state championships at Dulles High School. Now she is excelling for the University of Georgia as a freshman. (Photo by John Kelley)

Photo: John Kelley

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ALUMNI NOTEBOOK: Dulles' Locus scores big at SEC swim championships

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As dominant as Maddie Locus was as a high school student, it should be no surprise she is having big success in her first year at the collegiate level.

Locus, a Dulles graduate turned University of Georgia freshman, had three top-six finishes in individual events and swam on two runner-up relays at the Southeastern Conference Swimming and Diving Championships last weekend. Georgia has won nine SEC titles, including the last three.

Her best individual finish came in the 100-yard freestyle, in which she placed third. She placed fourth in the 50 freestyle and sixth in the 200 freestyle. Her season best time of 22.1 seconds in the 50 freestyle is the 11th fastest time in the NCAA this season. She ranks 20th in the NCAA in the 100 freestyle.

Locus already has put her name at the top of one category in the record books. When she swam the 50 freestyle in 22.44 seconds against Tennessee in January she set the school's all-time record for the event in a dual meet. After that performance she was named the SEC's Freshman of the Week.

Also at Georgia, she has been named the recipient of the Jack Baurle Women's Swimming and Diving Scholarship. Baurle is the Georgia head coach.

At Dulles, Locus won three individual state titles - tied for the most by any Fort Bend ISD swimmer. She won the 50 and 100 freestyle events at the Class 5A state meet as a senior. She was named the Sun's Fort Bend ISD Athlete of the Year for the 2010-11 school year.

A three-time 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials qualifier, Locus' next swim will come at the NCAA Championships in Alabama March 15-17.

MEN'S BASKETBALL

DIVISION I

Dulles grad D'Angelo Harrison (St. John's) had 22 points, eight rebounds and four assists in a win over UCLA. He followed that with 23 points, five rebounds, six assists and two steals in a win over DePaul. With 489 points this season, Harrison is 21 away from tying St. John's freshman record.

Elkins grad Elston Turner (Texas A&M) had 16 points and four rebounds in a win over Texas Tech. In a loss to No. 3-ranked Missouri he had seven points, four assists, three rebounds and three steals. Turner is Texas A&M's leading scorer.

Elkins grad Toney McCray (Nebraska) had eight points and four rebounds in a win over Illinois.

Travis grad Anthony Odunsi (Utah) scored six points in a loss to Colorado.

Hightower grad Eric Moreland (Oregon State) had eight rebounds, four points and four blocked shots in a loss to Stanford.

Austin grad Ryan Manuel (SMU) scored four points in a loss to Alabama-Birmingham.

Dulles grad Bryant Mbamalu (Louisiana-Lafayette) had five points and six rebounds in a win over North Texas.

Hightower grad Johnathan Jordan (Texas A&M-Corpus Christi) had six points and three rebounds in a win over Central Michigan. He also had five rebounds, three assists and two points in a loss to Texas State.

Bush grad Demarcus Gatlin (Sam Houston State) had 12 points, four rebounds, four assists and two blocked shots in a win over Central Arkansas. He also had seven points and six rebounds in a loss to Toledo.

Elkins grad Aaron Harwell (Sam Houston State) had six points, four rebounds and three assists in a win over Central Arkansas. In a loss to Toledo he had five assists and three rebounds.

Hightower grad Garlon Green (TCU) had 13 points and four rebounds in a win over UNLV. In a loss to Boise State he had nine points and five rebounds.

Kempner grad Kenny Onyechi (Long Island) had eight points and five rebounds in a win over Quinnipiac. He also scored seven points in a win over Sacred Heart.

Elkins grad Josh Micheaux (Georgia State) had eight points, 11 assists, eight rebounds and four steals in a win over UT-San Antonio. Before that he had 10 points, five rebounds and three assists in a win over James Madison.

Bush grad Terry Bembry (Houston Baptist) scored 15 points in a loss to Chicago State. It was his eighth-straight game scoring in double figures.

Homeschooled Sugar Land native Jesse Sanders (Liberty) had 16 points, 13 rebounds and five assists in a win over Virginia Military Institute. He also had 21 points, six rebounds, four assists and three steals in a loss to Morgan State.

Homeschooled Sugar Land native John Caleb Sanders (Liberty) had six points and three rebounds in a win over Virginia Military Institute and scored 12 points in a loss to Morgan State.

DIVISION II

Dulles grad Shaun Umeh (Incarnate Word) scored 18 points in a loss to Angelo State and scored 12 points in a win over Ecclesia.

Hightower grad Daryell Taylor (St. Mary's) had 13 points and four rebounds in a loss to Arkansas-Fort Smith. He also had 11 points and three assists in a win over Dallas Baptist.

DIVISION III

Marshall grad Kitrick Bell (Mary Hardin Baylor) was named the America Southwest Conference's West Division Player of the Week on Feb. 13. He averaged 19 points and 4.5 rebounds in a pair of victories. Later he had 13 points and nine rebounds in a win over Schreiner. Mary Hardin Baylor concluded the regular season with a 24-1 record and will be the No. 1 seed for the America Southwest Conference Tournament. Bell is the team's second leading scorer and second leading rebounder.

Bush grad Caleb Williams (St. Thomas) had nine points and four rebounds in a loss to Wiley College.

WOMEN'S BASKETBALL

DIVISION I

Bush grad Carolyn Davis (Kansas) tore a knee ligament on Feb. 12 and will miss the rest of her junior season. She was Kansas' leading scorer and is No. 1 in Big 12 history in career field goal percentage at 65.

Dulles grad Kelsey Bone (Texas A&M) had 14 points and five rebounds in a win over Missouri. She leads the team with 6.8 rebounds per game.

Hightower grad Diamond Ford (Texas State) had 22 points and seven rebounds in a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi. She also had 18 points, six rebounds and three assists in a loss to Stephen F. Austin.

Bush grad Ashley Ezeh (Texas State) had 12 points and four rebounds in a win over Texas A&M-Corpus Christi and nine points and five rebounds in the loss to Stephen F. Austin.